County honours for Mansfield Harriers athletes
The Inter Counties Cross Country sees the best athletes of each county across England, regions of Scotland and Wales plus a Northen Ireland team compete in high level competition.
This year the fixture was took place at Wollaton Park in Nottingham on a glorious day with the course undulating but firm after the recent better weather. Mansfield Harriers had a terrific showing at the event with a staggering twenty seven athletes selected.
In the Under 13 age groups Mansfield had a great turnout in the girls race with four athletes selected with Evie Clifton leading them home in 41st with Lauren Pate 225th, Maisie Lowe 242nd and Catherine Rivis 283rd. In the boys race Oliwier Macutkiewicz placed 298th and Will McClemens 311th.
At Under 15 Charley Whysall has performed to a superb standard all winter and continued this at Wollaton placing 30th ably supported by Isla Millns 158th and Myannie Westwood 232nd. Jack Pares had a strong run in the boys race going out hard he hung on in the last quarter of the race to place 33rd with James Hickmann 106th, Ollie McClemens 176th and Dan Adams 247th.
Jacob Nugent had an exceptional run in the Under 17 boys as he weaved through the field to place 21st with Reece Carver in 202nd. Ed Sankey was the sole Under 20 club representative performing superbly to place 26th. In the Under 17 girls race Amelia Arbon was first home in 141st, with Katie Leese 176th and Amy Newbould 270th.
Mansfield had a great showing in the senior races with four athletes competing in both the men and ladies event. Hayley Gill had a terrific run to place 70th, with Carolyn Hay 117th, Hannah Wragg 209th and Alice Mortiboy 221st. Alex Hampson looked particularly strong on the Wollaton Hills as he came in 59th followed by Liam Watson 123rd, Chris Patterson 127th and Simon Fisher 268th.
On the roads Nottingham had two separate races on the Sunday with the Holme Run and Run for all Nottingham 10K. George Denton recorded a significant new best in the Holme Run Half Marathon recording 1.38.48 and Barbara Stevens keeps proving age is but a number as she recorded 22.59 for the 5K. In the Nottingham 10k junior Oliver Buglass was first back in 40.45 with James Mee clocking 41.31 and Samantha Brown 50.56.